Evangel Houghton

Episode 623: Pearls & Swine: Seeking Jesus with a Hard Heart

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how King Herod sought Jesus with a hard heart. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 16, 2025.

Episode 622: The Unwise Search - Herod and the Hard Heart | Wise Men Still Seek Him

In our Advent series, Wise Men Still Seek Him, Mr. Aaron Green talks about the villian of the Christmas story, including 1) Introduction – The Backstory of a Villain, 2) Matthew 2:1-6 – Hardness of Heart, 3) Matthew 2:7-8 – Understanding Worship, and 4) Matthew 2:9-19 – The Rest of the Story (Conclusion). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 14, 2025.

Episode 621: Pearls & Swine: God is Near

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how God is near, seeks worshippers, and wants to be found, including when God feels distant, God finds us in lowly places, how we move toward God. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 9, 2025.

Episode 620: The God Who Wants to Be Found | Wise Men Still Seek Him

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks off our Advent series, Wise Men Still Seek Him, with the good news that we have a God who wants to be found, including: 1 The Assumption of Our Age: God Is Distant, 2 Advent Reveals a God Who Moves Toward Us, 3 God Speaks Into Exile – Jeremiah 29:10–14, 4 God Enters Obscurity – Luke 1:26–38, 5 Who Finds God?, and 6 The Heart-Level Invitation. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 7, 2025.

Episode 619: Pearls & Swine: 10 Healed but only 1 Made Well

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the healing of 10 lepers from Luke 17:11-19 and how only 1 of them returned to thank Jesus, including: 10 Healed but only 1 Made Well, Recognizing God as the Giver of Blessings, and Gratitude thru Humility that Leads Us to Christ. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 3, 2025.